In his controversial 1976 book, The Twelfth Planet, Russian-American author Zecharia Sitchin presented a theory that has since sparked widespread debate and inspired a legion of “ancient astronaut” enthusiasts. According to Sitchin, the Anunnaki—figures often depicted in ancient Mesopotamian texts—were not mythological deities, but rather a race of extraterrestrial beings from a yet-undiscovered planet called Nibiru. […]
